MSNBC's embedded David Bloom (3rd ID) dies of Pulmonary Embolism

[NeOmega]

And helicopters have only crashed, jets have only been shot down by friendly fire.

No Abrams have been lost (claim on FOX 3 days ago)

The regime is near tipping point. The hardest is ahead of us.

So it is possible he died of PE. I mean the lack of sleep could definitely increase blood pressure, and the constant stress of war could definitely bug one's ticker.....

What am I saying? I am saying it is a long ways for a corpse to travel, and I wonder if his family is accepting he just tipped over and died this morning.

http://www.emedicine.com/EMERG/topic490.htm

BTW: 29% -33% of deaths from PE occur during Intensive Care

10 -13% die after being admitted to a hospital for other reasons.

48% of PE deaths occur after Bypass.

So what am I saying?

He died as a complication of treatment for wounds, more than likely.

[Sava]

I wonder if FOXnews reported it was due to protestors.

[Drake Tungsten]

Jesus, I was going to come in here to post some crazy conspiracy theory, only to find that my job had already been done. The sad thing is that I believe NeOmega may be serious...

[NeOmega]

It is Pentagon policy to lie during war time. INDISPUTIBLE FACT.

[GePap]

Maybe his system simply was not ready to handle all the stress he is under, including a lot of soot and sand into his system. he may have had a previous unknown condition which all of a sudden becoms known, though too late.

[Drake Tungsten]

It is Pentagon policy to lie during war time.

Why would they lie about this?

[Urban Ranger]

Force of habit.

[H Tower]

great, a conspiracy theory thread

[Sikander]

Unlike the assmunch that started this thread, I'd like to say that I'm sad that he passed away. I always liked his enthusiasm for his work, both at NBC Weekend Today and more recently covering the war. He had a wife and three daughters.

As for your conspiracy theory, why don't we ask the half dozen NBC guys who were with him what happened? That should clear things up quickly. I suspect that the heat also could have been a contributing factor to his death, in addition to mention the dust and the high level of stress. He was the guy who the first week of the war hitched a ride with some cargo helicopters who came under fire, and had to set down in the desert, where they spent 48 hours waiting out the sandstorm, protected by a platoon of tanks and a platoon of infantry from the 3rd ID. They were attacked several times while they waited for the storm to lift. It sounds like a prime opportunity to get plenty of dust into your lungs.

[Zero]

Lack of sleep kills?

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[Ted Striker]

Yep. If you don't get enough sleep, your blood pressure goes through the roof.

Those blood clots are also nasty, if there isn't a hospital nearby and it travels to the wrong part if the body, (like the brain or lungs) the chance of survival isn't very good.

[NeOmega]

Originally posted by Sikander
Unlike the assmunch that started this thread, I'd like to say that I'm sad that he passed away. I always liked his enthusiasm for his work, both at NBC Weekend Today and more recently covering the war. He had a wife and three daughters.

As for your conspiracy theory, why don't we ask the half dozen NBC guys who were with him what happened? That should clear things up quickly. I suspect that the heat also could have been a contributing factor to his death, in addition to mention the dust and the high level of stress. He was the guy who the first week of the war hitched a ride with some cargo helicopters who came under fire, and had to set down in the desert, where they spent 48 hours waiting out the sandstorm, protected by a platoon of tanks and a platoon of infantry from the 3rd ID. They were attacked several times while they waited for the storm to lift. It sounds like a prime opportunity to get plenty of dust into your lungs.

Yeah I said a few things like that... assmunch.

I also didn't say I was happy he died. Sorry I didn't add frowny emoticons to show that I truly was sad, allthough I feel much more empathy for the children who have died in the conflict already. Honestly it has been 19 days now and I am pretty much numb to the death now.